mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
those (near the second person)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to stop (plug) one's ears
selection; choice; option
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
if so; in that case; in that situation
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
place; situation; position; location
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to look away; to avert one's eyes
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
duty; obligation; responsibility